Snell's clinical neuroanatomy / Ryan Splittgerber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Splittgerber, Ryan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous System--anatomy & histology.

Neuroanatomy.

Nervous system--anatomy & histology.

Nervous system.

Medical Subjects:

Nervous System--anatomy & histology.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 527 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

Eighth edition.

Other Title:

Clinical neuroanatomy

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2019]

Summary:

"This book contains the basic neuroanatomical facts necessary for the practice of medicine. It is suitable for medical students, dental students, nurses, and allied health students. Residents find this book useful during their rotations. The functional organization of the nervous system has been emphasized and indicates how injury and disease can result in neurologic deficits. The amount of factual information has been strictly limited to that which is clinically important"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction and organization of the nervous system

Neurons and neuroglia

Nerve fibers and peripheral innervation

Spinal cord and ascending, descending, and intersegmental tracts

Brainstem

Cerebellum and its connections

Cerebrum

The structure and functional localization of the cerebral cortex

Reticular formation and limbic system

Basal nuclei (Basal Ganglia)

Cranial nerve nuclei

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Autonomic nervous system

Meninges

Ventricular system and cerebrospinal fluid

Blood supply of the brain and spinal cord

Nervous system development

Appendix: Neuroanatomical data of clinical significance and clinical neuroanatomy techniques.

Notes:

Preceded by: Clinical neuroanatomy / Richard S. Snell. 7th ed. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2010.

Includes index.

Related Work:

Preceded by: Snell, Richard S. Clinical neuroanatomy.

ISBN:

9781496346759

1496346750

OCLC:

1045082168